For over a decade, Ubisoft had pretty much ignored the Prince of Persia franchise in favour of Assassin’s Creed. Released just over a month ago, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown reinvented the franchise as a metroidvania – to great success. Now, the team have promised that the game will …
Read More »Helldivers 2 increases CCU capacity to 800,000
Helldivers II has been suffering from success, with the game’s overwhelming and unexpected popularity leading to extended waiting times for eager fans of the game. Fortunately, the team have now managed to increase the game’s server capacity – allowing for up to 800,000 concurrent players. Over the course of the …
Read More »Paragon: The Overprime will shut down in April
Prior to Fortnite, Epic Games had Paragon – a 3rd person MOBA which was eventually shut down in 2018 as a result of Fortnite’s overwhelming success. In a welcome gesture, Epic released all of the game’s assets for free; spawning two spiritual successors in the form of Predecessor and Paragon: …
Read More »Elden Ring has shipped over 23 million copies
Elden Ring quickly became by far FromSoftware’s biggest success following its release in February 2022 – where the game managed to sell over 12 million copies within its first few weeks on the market. With the official announcement of its long-anticipated Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, the team have revealed …
Read More »Nier: Automata celebrates 7th anniversary with 8 million copies sold
NieR: Automata started its life as a pseudo-sequel to a highly niche Japanese title from an equally niche-yet-unique creator ‘Yoko Taro’. In the years since its 2017 release, the Action-JRPG has gone on to see a surprisingly massive amount of commercial success – with the team now revealing on the …
Read More »PlayStation CEO gives parting words: “Never forget that we’re an entertainment business”
Last year, the President and CEO of PlayStation Jim Ryan announced that he would be retiring from the company come this March. With his 30-year tenure at Sony set to end soon, the executive has revealed the most challenging moments of his career. In an interview with Variety, the soon-to-be …
Read More »Sea of Thieves comes to PS5 this April
Sea of Thieves has proven to be one of Xbox’s most successful console exclusives. Launching all the way back in 2018, the game has gone from strength to strength, selling millions of copies on Steam alone and promising a decade’s worth of support from the team at Rare. Following reports …
Read More »Spider-Man 2’s NG+ update brings new suits, styles and more
Late last year, following the release of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Insomniac Games announced that the title would be getting a rather significant update in 2024 – bringing with it a NewGame+ mode, additional accessibility options and more. Set to arrive on the 7th of March, we now have a complete …
Read More »FFVII: Ever Crisis hits 7.77 million downloads
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis is a mobile-focused compilation of the classic Final Fantasy VII alongside its many spin-offs (Advent Children; Before Crisis; Crisis Core and more). Having officially launched on the 7th of September for Android and iOS – before being added to Steam in December – the free-to-play …
Read More »Hi-Fi RUSH reportedly skipping Switch; coming to Switch 2 instead
Prior to Microsoft’s Xbox Business podcast (in which they revealed that 4 of the console’s titles would be going to other platforms), leaks and datamines suggested that Hi-Fi RUSH would be one of the games – and that it would come to PS5 and Nintendo Switch. The game has now …
Read More »SIFU hits new sales milestone
SIFU caught many people’s attention when it was first released back in February of 2022. The martial arts title was a follow-up to developer Sloclap’s well-received 2017 game Absolver. Two years on from SIFU’s successful launch, the game has sold an impressive 3 million copies. Making the announcement via a …
Read More »Ghostwire: Tokyo, Tchia and more leaving PS Plus Extra
As with all game subscription services nowadays, titles are added and removed on a regular basis – typically monthly. With that, Sony has now revealed the next set of games leaving PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium – including the excellent Ghostwire: Tokyo. Updating its ‘Last Chance to Play’ section on PS Plus …
Read More »Need for Speed Unbound getting surprise 2nd year of support
EA’s Need for Speed franchise has had a varying amount of success over the years/generations, with many of its earlier entries being bona fide classics – and their modern release much less so. In a surprising move, the team have now revealed that Need for Speed Unbound will be getting …
Read More »Lady Gaga is coming to Fortnite
By now, Fortnite is by far the game with the greatest number of crossovers, with the live service title featuring countless franchises and IPs, including real world celebrities such as Eminem, Travis Scott and Ariana Grande. Joining the ever-growing roster is Mother Monster herself: Lady Gaga. Making the announcement via …
Read More »Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase announced
With the Switch soon to be on its way out, there remain a small number of Nintendo Directs left before focus shifts towards the company’s next generation device. With that, the Switch maker has now announced a 25-minute Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase – where we might see the official announcement …
Read More »PlayStation Portal has been hacked; can now run PSP emulator
Sony’s PlayStation Portal handheld is an interesting device which uses the company’s Remote Play service in order to stream titles from your home console to the portable peripheral. Despite being a streaming-only device, its Android-based software has now allowed for game emulators to be unofficially installed to the device – …
Read More »Warhammer 40K x PowerWash Simulator arrives next week
Following its abundant success, PowerWash Simulator announced and released a bunch of crossovers, ranging from Final Fantasy VII to SpongeBob SquarePants. Last year the team revealed that they would be collabing with the grim and dark world of Warhammer 40K – with the DLC finally set to arrive in just …
Read More »Dying Light 2 getting “biggest update yet” with new guns and graphics
As with the first game, the developers at Techland have been adding a whole bunch of new stuff to Dying Light 2, from small changes and refinements, to entirely new gameplay styles. The team seem to have no plans of stopping any time soon, as they have just announced Dying …
Read More »Apple officially unbans Epic Games’ iOS developer account
All the way back in 2020, Apple removed Fortnite from its iOS App Store in response to efforts by Epic to circumvent the company’s store fees. 3 and a half years later, it seems the two companies have found common ground, with Apple finally unbanning Epic’s developer account. Apple recently …
Read More »Lies of P officially removes DENUVO following accidental leak
A few days ago, Lies of P was updated on Steam, with the team at NEOWIZ accidentally uploading a DRM-free version of the game. In the wake of this, the studio has finally opted to remove the infamous DENUVO from Lies of P in an official manner. Despite receiving high …
Read More »Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly delayed to 2025
For what feels like forever now, we have heard an increasing number of rumours surrounding the inevitable successor to Nintendo’s incredibly popular Switch console. With that, it seemed as though 2024 would be the year that we finally get our hands on this next-gen system. Unfortunately, it appears as though this won’t be the case.
Read More »xCloud game streaming not coming to iOS despite App Store changes
Thanks to the recent passing of the Digital Markets act in the EU, Apple has had its hand forced into opening up its iOS App Store. One of the biggest changes as a result is that app developers can now with greater ease bring cloud-based game streaming services to iPhones …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass grows to 34 million subscribers – with a big caveat
For multiple console generations now, Microsoft has opted not to share any sales figures for its Xbox systems, instead choosing to focus on Game Pass subscribers. That said, we’ve had no official update on total users in over 2 years. Finally, Microsoft has revealed that Game Pass has now grown …
Read More »A quarter of a billion PC players use the Epic Games Store
A couple months removed from 2023, Epic Games have now released their year-in-review, revealing a bunch of interesting statistics pertaining to the Epic Games Store. Despite slow growth (and a regression in some aspects), the PC store front has now managed to exceed 270 million registered users. Available to view …
Read More »Tekken 8 exceeds expectations with 2 million copies sold
After a very lengthy marketing period, the much anticipated Tekken 8 finally released late last month. It seems as though the game has found a strong audience straight from the get-go, with the fighting game having already sold over 2 million copies. As shared by Bloomberg reporter Takashi Mochizuki (via …
Read More »Metro Exodus has officially sold 10 million copies
The Metro series has never been a blockbuster franchise, with the stealth-horror FPS games seeing a respectable amount of success relative to their popularity. That said, the latest entry in the series – Metro Exodus – has broken free of this niche in a massive way, having now officially sold …
Read More »No Man’s Sky gets ANOTHER major free update
No Man’s Sky is the gift that will seemingly forever keep on giving, with Hello Games announcing its latest major update. Nearly 8 years since its initial release, the latest free ‘Omega’ update brings with it an overhaul to expeditions, pirate freighters, new planetary missions and more. While in no …
Read More »Deep Rock Galactic spin-off ‘Survivor’ launches in Early Access
Deep Rock Galactic is a fun co-op first-person shooter which sees players working together to mine underground resources in fully-destructible environments, all the while trying to hold back the horde of enemies coming your way. Having sold more than 8 million copies, the team at Ghost Ship Games have decided …
Read More »Destiny 2 Humble Bundle available now
Humble Bundles are a great way for players to obtain a larger variety of titles for a relatively low price. In an interesting move by the company, Humble are currently offering a special Destiny 2 themed bundle, featuring all of the currently available content for a greatly reduced price. Available …
Read More »February Xbox update brings stick drift reduction and more
Microsoft releases new software updates for its Xbox consoles at a regular cadence, adding both small and large changes alike. February’s update is available now and brings with it some much needed new functionality – including a way to circumvent stick drift. Making the announcement on the Xbox blog, Jonathan …
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